Adjustable closure for bottles.



F. CIESZKOWSKI.

ADJUSTABLE CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES.

APPLICATION FILED rss. 25. Isls.

1 ,277,857. v PatenteI Sept. 3, 1918.

attozneg ran srarEsPA'rENr OFFICE.

FRANK "cIEsZKoWsKI, for 'nervi/*113mg orne.'v

ADJUSTABLE oLosURE FonBoTTLns. ,i y'

To all whom it mag/4007706771.: Y f l Beit known v that I, Fmivit Cmszkowsin, a citizen ofR'ussia, residing at Robyville, in the county of Harrison and State of Ohio, have invented certain newrand useful Improvementsin Adjustable Closures for Bottles,l of whichthe followingdis a specifica- 131011; f i 1E!" This invention -relates vto certain newV and useful improvements in adjustable closures for bottles. f f

The primary object ofthe invention is to provide a closure or.- stopperr for bottles adju'st'ably arranged attached to: theiv4 bottle whereby theV same'fmay be readily opened and closedV and temporarilymaintained at any adjustedlpositioir desired',v .the device being easy and inexpensive to manufacture and tle.

A further object of the invention provision of a holder for the cork or closure of a container such as a milk bottle whereby the cork will be retained upon the bottle` so as not to become lost and may be readily adjusted linto and out of its closing position when desired.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a cork or closure arranged for ready attachment upon the neck of any form of bottle whereby the closure may be readily positioned for closing the bottle and Withdrawn at will, the cork being retained in any of its abjusted positions and beingY so as not to obstruct the outgoing fluid from the bottle when positioned in its open arrangement.

1n the drawing forming a part of this application and in which like designating` characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a portion of a bottle neck with my device arranged thereon, parts being shown in section. Y Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the closure positioned in its open arrangement and illustrated by dotted lines in readiness for insertion in the mouth of the bottle.

Fig. 3 is a top'plan view of the device closed. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 taken from another side of the bottle neck.

Fig. 5 is a further elevational view of a portion of the bottle neck showing the manner of attaching the device thereon.

adapt-ed yfor'attachment to any form of bot.r

` 1 h `arranged upon one free end 18 of the band 1s t e 'specification of Letters' Patenti PatbiittetlSeptf$1918. Application 1aed February a5; 191s. seriaiivaaiegoim. i i y Fig. 6. a transverse sectional View taken i's herein illustrated in connection with' a bot; ltle neck 10 havinga projectingtopbeadfll forming the mouth of, theybottle f while. a

vployment with any form ofbottle, the same' j cork 12 of substantially the usual forlrfis l arrz'ing'ed to-be positioned ein and withdrawn fromthe bottle mouth. A split` ring-orf attaching bald formed of resilient material visprovided having a loop 14k projecting-:from onev sidey thereof .Y

throus'h-thecentral passes@ .l5 `,0f vwhich .a rod 16 1s Journaled'for slidable movement aswell as"rotation.. lA-reduced tonguel' is 13, at a point substantially opposite the loop 14. The band 13 is adapted for encircling the neck 10 in substantial contact with the bead 11 while the tongue 17 is then rthreaded through a perforation 19 in the l opposite free end 20 of the'said band and is.

then bent backwardly upon itself and forced i through a struck up eye 21 upon the said end 18 while the tongue may be thereafter bent in the direction toward the end'20 asV best illustrated in Fig. 6 of` the drawing.

By the arrangement of theband 13 it will be evident that the band may be secured upon bottle necks of different diameters, the

band being firmly mounted upon theneck thereof for maintaining the rod 16 posi* tioned substantially parallel with the adjacent side of the neck. The upper end of the rod 16 is provided with an angular extension or portion 22 secured as at23 yto thetop ofr the cork 12, it being apparent that the'cork may be revolved around the main portion of the rod 16 for positioning the cork over the bead 11 for ready insertion in the mouth of the bottle by imparting a downward sliding movement to the rody 16 throughthe loop 14.

A wheel 24 is arranged at thefree end of the rod 16 having a rubber tire or peripheral bandV 25 in constant engagement with the bottle neck 10. With 'the cork 12 arranged in the mouth of vthe bottle as indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawing, the same may be withdrawn by pushing upwardly upon the wheel 24 and the rod 16 andthe Contact of thetire 25 with the neck 10 will maintain the cork 12a't'any adjusted position, while the cork may be swung outwardly out of alinement with the neck 10 to the position indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawing and the wheel 24 will then maintain the cork in its open arrangement.

VFromthisdetailed description of the invention'it will be seen that the cork l2 may be moved as found desirable for 'closing and opening the mouth of the bottle neck 10, while the wheel `24 by the engagement of the 'tire 25 with the neck l() will maintain the cork at any adjusted arrangement. The cork l2 may be readily withdrawn from the mouth of the Vbottle and turned to a posi tion so as to be out of the way of the outtlowing fluid when the bottle is being emptied and may be readily returned to its entering position and reinserted toits closing arrangement in the mouth of the bottle.'

lVhat I claim as new is 1. In combination with the neck of a bote tle having a mouth at one end, a band removably secured surrounding the said neck, a projecting loop upon one side of the band, a` rod slidably arranged through the said loop positioned substantially parallel with the adjacent side of the bottle and adapted for revolution, a closure upon one end of the rod adapted for movement inwardly and outwardly of the mouth of the bottle, the said closure being adapted or position- `ing laterally of the bottle upon a partial rotation of the said rod in the loop, a rubber tired wheel yupon the other end of the rod normally contacting theadjacent side of the bottle and adaptedfor maintaining the said closure and rod in its adjusted relation duringy the operation of the device.

2. In combination with a bottle neck, a split band mounted upon said neck, a journaling loop upon the band laterally projecting from the bottle neck, a rod'journaled in said loop adapted for sliding movement therethrough, a wheel carried by the rod frictionally engaging the adjacent side of' the bottle adapted for maintaining the rod in its adjusted position, and a closure memv ber rigidly carried by said rod adapted for seating within the mouth of the bottle when the said wheel is in its lowered position.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

FRANK CIESZKOWSKI.

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